Chapter 1: The World's Way and People's Hearts (I)

In the thirteenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court issued an edict to abolish the examination law formulated by the late former first assistant Zhang Juzheng, which marked the beginning of the tenth year of Wanli and the liquidation of the former first assistant Zhang Juzheng. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In this liquidation, the court was turbulent, Zhang Juzheng's power was uprooted, and his influence was completely cleared out of the court. His children and grandchildren were also affected, some committed suicide, some were exiled, and the Zhang family, which was once extremely prominent and honorable compared to princes, was miserable for a while.

It was none other than the current Emperor Wanli who led this tragic reckoning. The former first assistant Zhang Ju was the strict teacher and regent of the Wanli Emperor, and he had a strong personality before his death, he never imagined that he would be so fiercely retaliated against by the Wanli Emperor and his political enemies after his death.

Of course, the turmoil above the temple is not directly felt by most of the Li people, and it can only add a little talk before and after dinner, how to live a normal life.

If the emperor is changed, there can still be a happy event such as an amnesty to look forward to, and there is nothing worth thinking about when you change the head and the minister, and you sing and I appear.

However, it is said that there is one of the nine gates in the southeast of Beijing, Chongwen Gate, which is a famous commercial prosperous place in the world. In the past 100 years, from outside Chongwen Gate to outside Zhengyang Gate, another famous commercial area in Beijing has gradually formed after Beihai and Qipan Street.

Although it is an outlying city, it is lined with shops and a large number of industrial and commercial residents. After arriving in the capital from the southeast, the first place for tourists to settle down is often here.

The time is already August of the thirteenth year of Wanli, and the capital is gradually high and cool in autumn, and it is the best season of the year. There is a Rugui inn near the intersection of Chongwenmenwai Street and Shenmuchang Street, although the store is not very large, but by virtue of the geographical convenience, the business is also passable.

Today, the shopkeeper Wang of the Rugui Inn was a little unhappy, he stood on the counter side of the front hall, frowning and whispering to his buddy. "Hasn't the poor scholar surnamed Fan in the backyard paid yet?" asked the shopkeeper Wang.

The man replied, "Still no, this scholar has not paid for his house and food for three days in a row." Originally, he still had some silver in his hand, but a few days ago, he made a fool of giving alms to others, and now he is really destitute. ”

The kind-hearted shopkeeper Wang patted the abacus in his hand lightly, sighed and said: "My generation of businessmen, although they pay attention to a harmonious and prosperous person, he has been allowed to do so for three days, and he can be regarded as benevolent and righteous. ”

"The little one understands!" the boss commanded, and the young man heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, and when he saw a fierce light, he rolled up his sleeves, took out a menacing appearance, and turned around and walked towards the west wing.

The shopkeeper looked at the back of the young man and nodded approvingly, he is really a teachable man! To deal with evil guests, there should be thunderous means.

However, before the young man had taken two steps, a slender figure entered the front hall from the backyard, and the young man couldn't help but stop. The person who came was none other than the poor scholar he had just discussed with the shopkeeper, and the name registered in the account book was Fan Hongdao, a native of Nanjing.

Shopkeeper Wang raised his head and looked, although this Fan Hongdao was poor and only seventeen or eighteen years old, he looked very good, his heroic posture and sword eyebrows flew, and his handsomeness was only seen in his life.

But so what? Handsome can't be used as silver, so the shopkeeper Wang unceremoniously stopped Fan Hongdao and asked: "Where are you going, friend Fan? You owe the shop three days of food and lodging money, when will you settle the bill?"

Seeing the shopkeeper's angry face of a little family who was worried that he would escape, Fan Hongdao was unhappy, "I am a dignified scholar, how can I not pay my debts? I will not do that thing of absconding for a few dollars of silver and destroying my reputation!"

The shopkeeper Wang said mercilessly: "It's not that I can't believe in reading, it's just that these years there are a mixture of scholars, but it's not as good as in the past, and there are many people who eat and drink for nothing." The proprietor asked me to take care of the store in front of the shopkeeper, so I couldn't be cautious, and it would be difficult to explain the deficit under my nose. ”

Fan Hongdao said angrily: "Today I am going to visit an old elder in the city, he is the county governor of Daxing County, your capital. If you can get help, you will definitely pay off all the debts, and you will never worry about the shopkeeper in the future!"

In the morning, Fan Hongdao figured out that being penniless now is the biggest trouble, so the top priority is to find the silver quickly. The most convenient way, of course, is to find an acquaintance to help.

Hearing Fan Hongdao's words, he felt that there was hope for recovering the arrears, and the shopkeeper Wang stopped pestering.

In these years, scholars like to be quiet and not like to be quiet, they love to travel and climb relationships, and those officials in the court are all scholars, maybe the poor scholar in front of him will really know some old friends who are officials, and it is normal to get some relief.

However, before the cash arrived, the shopkeeper Wang couldn't be completely at ease, so he inevitably muttered a few words: "Friend Fan, you don't have much money yourself, and you are a bad person, all of them are given to the family members of the criminal, otherwise why would you make the small shop so difficult!"

Previously, it was the duty of the shopkeeper Wang to block the debts, although Fan Hongdao was unhappy, he would not care, but now this philistine face really made Fan Hongdao feel contemptible.

He said with a straight face: "Although she is a family member of a criminal official, it is really pitiful for the female generation to sit in the city and worry!

Shopkeeper Wang was reprimanded by Fan Hongdao for a few words, and couldn't help but jump to his feet and retorted: "I think Bacheng is a female liar, but she was just born beautiful! The population in the capital is mixed, and there are too many tricks like this, and it is a young man from other places like you who has not been deeply involved in the world! Otherwise, after she took your money, why would she disappear?"

Fan Hongdao faintly felt that what the shopkeeper Wang said might be true, could it be that his predecessor had indeed met a (beautiful) female liar?

Thinking of this, Fan Hongdao was a little shameless, and could only secretly complain about his predecessor. I don't know what Fan Xiucai thought before the crossing, he actually gave away his surplus wealth to a strange woman, otherwise why would he be embarrassed here?

Doing good deeds is not a bad thing, and it is also a positive character to help the needy, but doing good deeds must also be done according to your ability, and you can't even burden your own family to the point of starvation and fainting, right?

Fan Hongdao is a face-conscious person, even if he was deceived, he didn't want to lose this person in front of the snobbish and stingy shopkeeper Wang, so he slapped his swollen face and said as if he was fat: "I will see people's hearts for a long time! Spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and it is too early to make a rash assertion!"

It's just a strong quibble, the shopkeeper Wang looked at Fan Hongdao like a stubborn and stubborn trapped beast, snorted contemptuously, and said with disdain: "Stupid is so, obsessed, ridiculous and pitiful, don't be stupid to read!"

That's what you're waiting for!

Fan Hongdao raised his head, took a deep breath, and suddenly his eyes were bright, and he pointed like a halberd, and fiercely pointed at the king's shopkeeper and shouted: "There is righteousness between heaven and earth, and it is not contemptible to help the poor and do some good deeds, if you have no spare strength, you can't stand by and watch!"

But the most despicable thing is that you are a person who sneers at those who do good! If you can't be noble yourself, you can't see others being noble, and this kind of mind is so despicable and bad, and this kind of person can be called the most cowardly person in the world!

If everyone is like you, will the people of the world not be corrupted? In today's world, there are too many people like you, and this is why the world is becoming less and less ancient! Who is obsessed with it, ridiculous and pitiful?

After reprimanding the king's shopkeeper from a commanding position and righteousness, Fan Hongdao regained his face and became refreshed. didn't give the other party a chance to refute again, waved his sleeves and walked out of the door of the inn.

The green shirt is upright, straight like a pine mountain, and the step is like a meteor.

The shopkeeper Wang was taught a lesson by splitting his head and covering his face, and he was suddenly a little confused, and he was speechless for a while, and watched Fan Hongdao leave in a daze.

Obviously, this Fan Hongdao did something wrong and was cheated out of the money, why was he scolded in the end? He didn't do anything wrong, but why did he feel a little ashamed after being scolded?

Shopkeeper Wang shook his head vigorously, as if he had thrown out all the messy thoughts. All in all, it's simply unreasonable to talk to the reader, just ask for money, and anything else is wrong.

No matter how fanciful this scholar is, he also owes the store money, and he can't say that the debt is gone out of thin air! If he delays and fails to repay it any longer, he will have to use extraordinary means to write it.

Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Wang felt that his life experience had been added to it, so he slapped the young man hard and shouted: "You lazy thing, don't keep up, don't let people run away!"